Grape Green
2027-40 · #D5D869 · LRV 64 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Grape Green64
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Grape Green, Really?
Grape Green reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2027-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grape Green
Grape Green is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Grape Green
At LRV 64, Grape Green is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Grape Green are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2027-40 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Lime TreeP340-4 · Behr | 3.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Matcha8001-27D · Valspar | 2.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Got the GigglesPPG17-25 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fresh Lemon Lime70YY 61/561 · Glidden | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Perfectly Pear124-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Lime SorbetDE5550 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.7 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Grape Green within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D5D869 in HSL space. Pair Grape Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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